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Batman: Tales of the Demon

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Talia Al Ghul; Ra's Al Ghul

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Notes: Batman has his back turned on Talia and Ra's, which differs from the Brian Stelfreeze cover of the DC Comics edition.

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Notes: Inside front cover.

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Notes: Indicia and publisher information

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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)

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Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul (all in spot illustrations)

First Line: The other day I was sitting around thinking, as I sometimes do, about a certain pointy-eared super-hero...

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Pages: 4

Notes: Introduction by Sam Hamm, dated Christmas 1990.

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Into the Den of the Death Dealers!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Talia Al Ghul (villain, introduction); Dr. Darrk (death); League of Assassins

First Line: The night breathes soot-colored fog... and there is a stillness broken only by gasps of wind and the muffled lapping of the sea.

Synopsis: Batman meets Talia, Ra's Al Ghul's daughter.

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Pages: 15

Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

First mention of Ra's Al Ghul.

The League of Assassins (as well as Dr. Darrk) first appeared in Detective Comics #405. However, this is the first appearance of Talia Al Ghul, who would be a major presence in the life of Batman for decades to come.

Julius Schwartz is not credited within the pages of the story itself.

Daughter of the Demon

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Ra's Al Ghul (1st appearance, villain); Talia Al Ghul; Ubu

First Line: Night... a colorfully clad figure slides silently...

Synopsis: Ra's Al Ghul discovers Batman's secret identity.

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Pages: 22

Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Batman's origin is re-told. Second appearance of Talia Al Ghul, who first appeared in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #411. First appearance of Ra's Al Ghul.

Swamp Sinister

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ra's Al Ghul (villain); Talia Al Ghul (villain); Alfred Pennyworth; Solomon T. London; Striss (Ra's Al Ghul's technician, death); Polard (Ra's Al Ghul's technician, death)

First Line: Evening at the lavish penthouse of millionaire Bruce Wayne...

Synopsis: Ra's Al Ghul forces Batman to track down Striss, who has stolen a secret formula from Ra's. Striss does not know the deadly secret of the chemical formula.

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Pages: 15

Notes: Julius Schwartz is not credited within the pages of the story itself.

Vengeance for a Dead Man!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mason Sterling (Death); Flinky Davenport; Dr. Moon; Alfred Pennyworth; Mr. Keener

First Line: In this place, there is a special silence...

Synopsis: Batman and Talia track down the killer of Mason Sterling and Batman discovers who removed Sterling's brain.

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Pages: 17

Bruce Wayne--Rest in Peace!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Ra's Al Ghul (cameo); Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Matches Malone]; James Gordon; Matches Malone (death); Dr. Harris Blaine; Lo Ling

First Line: Beginning the most sensational... the most dangerous... and certainly, the most important adventure in the illustrious career of the... Batman

Synopsis: Batman begins his war against Ra's Al Ghul by faking Bruce Wayne's death and recruiting some allies.

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Pages: 14

Notes: First line is completed by the feature logo illustration.

The Lazarus Pit!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul; Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Matches Malone]; Lo Ling; Robin [Dick Grayson; also as Matches Malone]; Dr. Harris Blaine; Ubu; Molly Post

First Line: Two men -- each highly trained in the fighting arts, each superbly conditioned -- face each other in what promises to be a duel to the death!

Synopsis: Batman engages in mortal combat with Lo Ling. Batman tracks Ra's Al Ghul to Switzerland, only to find he is dead. Ra's Al Ghul is revived by a Lazarus Pit.

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Pages: 23.5

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The Demon Lives Again!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul; Molly Post; Lo Ling; Dr. Harris Blaine

First Line: Herewith... another incredible chapter in the life of the world's greatest crime fighter... Batman

Synopsis: Batman tracks Ra's Al Ghul to the desert and is forced to fight him in a duel.

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Pages: 15.5

Notes: First line is completed by the feature logo illustration, which is an image of the name "Batman" carved out of the ice and snow of a mountain in the Swiss Alps.

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I Now Pronounce You Batman and Wife!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Talia Al Ghul; Ra's Al Ghul; Lurk; Professor Vasco Marke-Witch; Snazzy Trope; DJ Barry Dark

First Line: A pale, swirling shroud covers the city and the silence seems to breathe!

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Pages: 20

The Vengeance Vow!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane] (death); League of Assassins (villains); Ra's Al Ghul (villain); Talia Al Ghul; Alfred Pennyworth; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Sensei

First Line: Orphaned as a child when his parents were murdered before his eyes, Bruce Wayne has trained himself to wage relentless war against crime as the dread avenger of the night... Batman

Synopsis: Receiving a warning that Kathy Kane, the former Batwoman, is in danger, Batman travels to Kathy's circus only to find her attacked by the League of Assassins. Kathy is killed in the attack. Ra's Al Ghul reveals that the Sensei is behind the attack, so Batman goes after him, but must face off against the formidable Bronze Tiger.

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Pages: 20

Notes: The Bronze Tiger is really Ben Turner, last seen in Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter (DC, 1975 series) #18.

First line is completed by the feature logo illustration.

Where Strike the Assassins

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; League of Assassins; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Alfred Pennyworth; Sensei; Barton McManus

First Line: Orphaned as a child when his parents were murdered before his eyes, Bruce Wayne has trained himself to wage relentless war against crime as the dread avenger of the night... Batman

Synopsis: Batman searches for a geologist who has been kidnapped by Sensei and the League of Assassins.

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Pages: 10

Notes: First line is completed by the feature logo illustration.

Requiem for a Martyr

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; League of Assassins; Lurk; Gotham City mayor; Commissioner James Gordon; Reverend Feeney (death); world religious leaders; Barton McManus; Sensei; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul

First Line: Orphaned as a child when his parents were murdered before his eyes, Bruce Wayne has trained himself to wage relentless war against crime as the dread avenger of the night... Batman

Synopsis: Batman must stop Sensei who plans to assassinate the world's religious leaders who have come to Gotham for a conference.

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Pages: 22

Notes: Batman gets justice for Kathy Kane who was killed by the League of Assassins on Sensei's orders in Detective Comics #485.

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Afterword

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul (all in spot illustrations)

First Line: If you're reading these words after you've finished the stories collected in this volume, you may have noticed some things.

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Pages: 3

Notes: Afterword by Dennis O'Neil, dated January 1991.

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Feature(s): DC Comics

First Line: Available at Specialty Retailers Everywhere

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Notes: DC Comics house ad listing various trade paperbacks, hardcover books, graphic novels, prestige format books, and standard format books. No cover reproductions or character illustrations are present.

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Hence, Ra's Al Ghul

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Ra's Al Ghul (spot illustration)

First Line: Denny again: "There was no doubt Batman needed a worthy opponent..."

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Notes: Back cover with excerpt from Sam Hamm's introduction and an illustration from Batman #244.